The election of responsible agricultural producers to FSA county committees is important to ALL farmers and ranchers with large or small operations. It is crucial that every eligible producer take part in this election because county committees are a direct link between the farm community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Committee members are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm programs at the local level. Farmers who serve on committees help decide the kind of programs their counties will offer. They work to make FSA agricultural programs serve the needs of local producers.

PLEASE READ: Uniform Guidelines For Conducting Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections (Text 39 Bytes | PDF 66 KB)

Important Election Dates

June 15, 2017

The nomination period begins. Request nomination forms from the local USDA Service Center or obtain online at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections

Aug. 1, 2017

Last day to file nomination forms at the local USDA Service Center

Nov. 6, 2017

Ballots mailed to eligible voters

Dec. 4, 2017

Last day to return voted ballots to the USDA Service Center

Jan. 1, 2018

Newly elected county committee members take office

2017 Election Materials

Nomination Forms

• English: 2017 Nomination Form for County FSA Committee Election (PDF, 3.51 MB)
• Spanish: 2017 Nomination Form for County Committee Election (PDF, 3.51 MB)

News Releases

• English: USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee Nomination Period Begins June 15
• Spanish: El 15 de Junio Comienza el Periodo de Nominación para las Elecciones del Comité de Condado de la Farm Service Agency

Fact Sheets

English

• 2017 County Committee Election
• 2017 County Committee Election Eligibility to Vote and Hold Office as a County Committee Member

Spanish

• 2017 Translation of County Committee Election
• 2017 Translation County Committee Election Eligibility to Vote and Hold Office as a County Committee Member

County Committee Briefing

English

• 2017 PowerPoint Version (PPT, 4.8 MB)
• 2017 PDF Version (PDF, 4 MB)

Spanish

• 2017 PowerPoint Version (PPT, 4.6 MB)
• 2017 PDF Version (PDF, 4 MB)

County Committee Posters

English

• 2017 Legal Size Poster (PDF 184 KB)
• 2017 Letter Size Flyer (PDF 177 KB)

Spanish

• 2017 Legal Size Poster (PDF 162 KB)
• 2017 Letter Size Flyer (PDF 110 KB)

County Committee Public Service Announcements

Nomination Period Begins
To be used from June 15 - August 1, 2017

English

• Audio recording by FSA Acting Administrator Chris Beyerhelm encouraging the nomination of candidates to serve on FSA County Committees (MP3)
• PSA Script (PDF)

Spanish

• Audio recording of Spanish PSA (MP3)
• Script for Spanish PSA (PDF)

County Committee Brochure

English

• County Committee Trifold Brochure (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• PA-1774 County Committee Brochure (PDF, 2 MB)

Spanish

• PA-1774 County Committee Brochure (PDF, 2.5 MB)

County Committee Tools for Stakeholders

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 1.73 MB)
• PowerPoint for Stakeholders (PDF, 1.34 MB)

Election Reports